Canterbury · September
Where to go from Canterbury in September
169 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what September is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for September
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- London 1h 20 United Kingdom Highs of 20°, and London Trans+ Pride and 1 more on.
- Coventry 2h 34 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Godiva Festival and 1 more on.
- York 3h 18 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and York Beer & Cider Festival and 1 more on.
- Bristol 3h 29 United Kingdom Highs of 19°, and Encounters Film Festival.
- Sheffield 3h 43 United Kingdom Highs of 18°, and Festival of the Mind and 1 more on.
- Leeds 3h 45 United Kingdom Highs of 17°, and Mint Festival.
On in September
- London Trans+ Pride in London 1h 20
- Last Night of the Proms in London 1h 20
- The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 2h 07
- Godiva Festival in Coventry 2h 34
- Motofest in Coventry 2h 34
- Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 3h 08
- York Beer & Cider Festival in York 3h 18
- York Food and Drink Festival in York 3h 18
- Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 3h 27
- Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 3h 29
- Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 3h 43
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 43
- Mint Festival in Leeds 3h 45
- A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 4h 01
- Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 4h 02
- Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 4h 07
- Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 4h 10
- Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Swansea International Jazz Festival in Swansea 4h 35
- Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 4h 51
- Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 5h 02
- Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 5h 02
- Tour of Leuven in Leuven 5h 44
- Camera Japan Festival in Rotterdam 6h 34
Most happen every year in September; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Canterbury, September has 12 h 42 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 51 min · 1 ch — 12 h 41
- London · United Kingdom 1h 20 12–20° 50 mm 12 h 42 London Trans+ Pride, Last Night of the Proms
- St Albans · United Kingdom 1h 43 · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 53 · 1 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 42
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — 12 h 42
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 2h 07 · 2 ch — 12 h 42 The Old Leigh Regatta
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 1 ch — 12 h 41
- Crawley · United Kingdom 2h 11 · 1 ch — 12 h 41
- Reading · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Colchester · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 1 ch 11–20° 52 mm 12 h 42
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 2h 16 · 2 ch — 12 h 43
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 3 ch — 12 h 42
- Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 3 ch — 12 h 42
- Coventry · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 2 ch 10–19° 55 mm 12 h 43 Godiva Festival, Motofest
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 37 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- Leicester · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 1 ch 9–18° 62 mm 12 h 43
- Brighton · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch 11–19° 47 mm 12 h 41
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 40 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 1 ch 13–19° 60 mm 12 h 41
- Oxford · United Kingdom 2h 41 · 3 ch — 12 h 42
- Swindon · United Kingdom 2h 42 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 57 · 2 ch 10–18° 68 mm 12 h 43
- Northampton · United Kingdom 2h 58 · 2 ch — 12 h 43
- Arundel · United Kingdom 3h 04 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Winchester · United Kingdom 3h 06 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Stamford · United Kingdom 3h 08 · 2 ch — 12 h 43 Stamford Georgian Festival
- Derby · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 1 ch — 12 h 44
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 11 · 1 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 44
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Warrington · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 2 ch — 12 h 45
- York · United Kingdom 3h 18 · 1 ch 10–18° 53 mm 12 h 45 York Beer & Cider Festival, York Food and Drink Festival
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 3h 19 · 1 ch — 12 h 45
- Bath · United Kingdom 3h 20 · 2 ch — 12 h 42
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 2 ch — 12 h 41
- Norwich · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 1 ch — 12 h 43
- Southampton · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 2 ch 12–20° 60 mm 12 h 41
- Wigan · United Kingdom 3h 27 · 2 ch — 12 h 45 Wigan Diggers Festival
Journeys from Canterbury's stations on a Tuesday from 08:00, waiting for the train included, from published timetables as of 19 October 2026. Temperatures and rain are long-term averages from each city's Wikivoyage article (CC BY-SA); daylight is worked out for the middle of the month.
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